Shoe with removable sole and heel



April 21, 1925. 1,534,540

J. PEZZANITI SHOE WITH REMOVABLE SOLE AND HEEL Filed April 11,. 1923 INVENTOR JPe aniti ATTORNEY UNITED STATES T all whom it may concern} rests.

Patented Apr. Bl,

JOSEPH PEZZ ANIT I, 0E ELMSF-ORD, NEW YORK.

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Application filed A ril 11, 1923.: Serial are. 631,252.

Be it known that I, J osnrH PEZZANITI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmsford, in the county of Westchester and State of New Yorln have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes with Removable Soles and Heels,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to footwear, and the main object is to provide a fastening device for a shoe by which a removable sole and heel may be readily secured in place, the

purpose therefor being to allow quick and easy replacement of worn' out soles and heels.

Another object is to provide a novel attaching means permanently fixed in a shoe between the inner sole and the lining, engages screws by which an outer sole or heel may be removably secured to the shoe. 1

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a shoe, a portion of the sole being in section to expose the means for attaching the sole.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same.

Figure 3 shoe sole attaching means.

Figure l is'a'n end elevational view of the same.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the vamp which encases. the toe portion of the foot. A rear vamp 2 which encases the instep and heel of the foot, is rigidly joined to the forward vamp. The lower edge 3 of the forward and rear Vamps are turned inwardly and are topped or covered by a lining member l: upon which the flat portion of the foot A thickness of leather or similar material [icovers the entire lining of the shoe and is securely stitched or nailed to the turned-over edges of the Vamps .L and 2. This member is commonly called the inner sole. The latter bends slightly upward interniediate its length, providing an instep,

and thence passes rearward, thus covering the heel of the shoe. The forward end of the wearing member 6, termed the sole, is relatively thic and also passes rearward to the instep 7, where it tapers down gradually,

changinginto a narrow strip 8 atthe rear.

is, a side elevational view of the A heel which may be constructed solid or built up of a series of laminations, is secured to the rear portlon 8 of the sole memher.

The means for securing the outer or wearing sole and the heel to the shoe, is illustrated in Figures 3 and a, in which the numeral 10 indicates a conical shaped flange provided with a threaded hole 11 which passes entirely thru the flange. Retainer prongs 12 and 13 which taper convergently, project vertically from the peripheral edge of the flange. The threaded hole 11 of each flange receives the threaded stem 1 1 of a screw having a flat annular head 15 in which a slot 16 and a pairof spanner holes 17, are provided. The screw maybe readily rotated by inserting the end of a screw driven into the slot 16, or with a small spanner wrench which engages the holes 17.

In fitting the shoe with the sole attaching means, the flanges 10 areimbedded in the inner sole at spaced apart intervals along the entire edge of the lining, the conical side of said flanges being forced into the fabric of the lining. Before the flanges are mounted in this manner, the prongs 12 and 13 are bent angularly outward near their lower ends, asindicated by the broken lines inFigure 3, said prongs being adapted to he on the underslde of the lining member 4-..

The inner sole 5 is then superimposed over the lining members, the openings therein being aligned with the mountedflanges, into which the latter project. Said inner sole is then permanently attached to VZHIIPS' of the shoe in the usual manner. In this condition the shoes may be shipped from the manufactory to the various supply houses, where the shoes maybe equipped with soles and heels of any desired material. Said soles and heels are preferably provided with openings, each of which has an enlarged counterbored portion 18, said holes being aligned with the threaded holes 11 in the flanges. In each of these holes, the stem 1-il of the screw is then inserted aiidpassed thru the openings in the outer and inner sole, into the threaded hole 11 of its respective flange.

From the foregoing it is obvious that a shoe has been provided which obviates the necessity of resorting to the common practice of tearing the outer sole loose from the inner sole when interchanging the outer sole, and permits rapid replacement of wornout soles and heels by the wearer himself, without the aid of a shoe repairer.

I claim In a shoe having a permanent inner sole 5 and a lining covering the same, said inner sole being provided with openings, a sole fastening means comprising conical flanges inserted into openings and impressed into the lining, prongs on said flanges lying between the lining and inner sole to retain the flanges in place and means engaging said flanges for retaining a sole and heel on the shoe.

In testimony whereof I, affix my signature.

JOSEPH PEZZANITI. 

